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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

The Likely Suspects: Said-head and road-racing fans circle this weekend every year. It's time to make some lefts and rights. There is a small group of drivers who excel at this 12 turn, 1.99 mile track. This elite group includes: Jeff Gordon; Marcos Ambrose; Kurt Busch; Tony Stewart; and Clint Bowyer.

Beware of road-race ringers this week when doing your fantasy picks. It sure is fun watching Boris Said, but drivers who enter these races simply because of their acumen at road racing usually don't produce well for fantasy teams. Over the years Sprint Cup drivers, especially those who have experience at open wheel racing, have made major strides at tackling this track. Now the risk you take with going with a ringer is no longer valid when drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, and Martin Truex Jr. have mastered road racing.